In article <4B832D94.16328CEE@bytecraft.com>, walter@bytecraft.com says...> > > Tim Wescott wrote: > > > * I will cherish that conversation forever: > > > > "I need these parts, I designed them in, trusting you to come through, > > and now my Whole Company Will Die if you don't sell me some!" > > > > "I sympathize with your plight, sir, but Ford needs 10000 of those next > > month, and we just don't have enough for them, even -- and they're FORD!" > > > > "10000?!? I just need 100 for a whole YEAR! (snivel, snivel)" > > > > "Oh, 100? They'll never notice (ticki ticki tap) -- there you are, 100 > > on the way!". > > > > They turned from my Favorite Semiconductor Company to my Very Favorite > > Ever Semiconductor Company that day -- then they went and spun the whole > > division off... > > Tim, > > During, the Motorola shortage I was presenter at a motorola > retreat on new products. Over drinks late one afternoon I was > talking to a Mot VP who explained that when a automotive > VP calls you in and takes you to the window of his office > and points to a parking lot filled with new cars as far as the > eye can see and explains that just one mot part is needed > so they can be shipped. > > Now says he, "That's pressure!" > > I agree mot used to be very good. I could always get a few > parts for my customers with a phone call. >Besides an occasional helping hand, Moto puts out parts that have amazing longevity. I'm still writing code and building boards for 68332 systems. That part was mature when I started my business 12 years ago. Other chips and other projects have made me more money, but the 68332 systems have always sold enough boards to pay the rent and utiliities. I suppose there are people with similar experiences with PIC chips. In another 5 years there may be people who can tell the same story about ARM chips. Mark Borgerson
Opinions re: MCU vendors
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Reply by ●February 23, 20102010-02-23
Reply by ●February 23, 20102010-02-23
On Feb 22, 11:29=A0pm, Mark Borgerson <mborger...@comcast.net> wrote:> In article <4B832D94.16328...@bytecraft.com>, wal...@bytecraft.com > says... > > > > > Tim Wescott wrote: > > > > * I will cherish that conversation forever: > > > > "I need these parts, I designed them in, trusting you to come through=,> > > and now my Whole Company Will Die if you don't sell me some!" > > > > "I sympathize with your plight, sir, but Ford needs 10000 of those ne=xt> > > month, and we just don't have enough for them, even -- and they're FO=RD!"> > > > "10000?!? =A0I just need 100 for a whole YEAR! (snivel, snivel)" > > > > "Oh, 100? =A0They'll never notice (ticki ticki tap) -- there you are,=100> > > on the way!". > > > > They turned from my Favorite Semiconductor Company to my Very Favorit=e> > > Ever Semiconductor Company that day -- then they went and spun the wh=ole> > > division off... > > > Tim, > > > During, the Motorola shortage I was presenter at a motorola > > retreat on new products. Over drinks late one afternoon I was > > talking to a Mot VP who explained that when a automotive > > VP calls you in and takes you to the window of his office > > and points to a parking lot filled with new cars as far as the > > eye can see and explains that just one mot part is needed > > so they can be shipped. > > > Now says he, "That's pressure!" > > > I agree mot used to be very good. I could always get a few > > parts for my customers with a phone call. > > Besides an occasional helping hand, Moto puts out parts that > have amazing longevity. =A0I'm still writing code and building > boards for 68332 systems. =A0That part was mature when I started > my business 12 years ago. =A0 Other chips and other projects have > made me more money, but the 68332 systems have always sold enough > boards =A0to pay the rent and utiliities. > > I suppose there are people with similar experiences with PIC > chips. =A0In another 5 years there may be people who can tell > the same story about ARM chips. > > Mark BorgersonI JUST got thru customizing some 80C85 boards (STD) for a customer. But it is getting difficult to support a lot of the really old stuff.
Reply by ●February 23, 20102010-02-23
Mark Borgerson wrote:> I suppose there are people with similar experiences with PIC > chips. In another 5 years there may be people who can tell > the same story about ARM chips.To be fair Microchip has provided very good customer support. They too have found a way to make the needs of their customers happen. In doing so they have found a business niche supporting a large number of small volume customers that some of the other semiconductor companies ignored for several years Walter Banks Byte Craft Limited